Easy Cassie's Crockpot Freezer Meals

Easy Cassie’s Crockpot Freezer Meals

I don’t know about you guys, but school gets nuts! Being a teacher, I come home and still have grading to complete so it’s nice to have dinner mostly ready to go. Matt is in school and is constantly hungry when he gets home and we are just so busy that last year we would go out to eat almost 4 or 5 times a week to avoid tons of dishes and having to make dinner. As you know, that’s not so healthy and not very cost effective! We were spending way too much on food.

I came up with 15 simple crockpot freezer meals that are really good! When we went shopping we averaged it out and we spent about $13 per meal. Each meal feeds approximately 4 to 6 people, depending on age and what not! I thought that was a great price.

This way Matt and I have leftovers for the next days lunch or for the weekend. We’ve been cooking them for about a week and a half now and it has been worth the time and effort I put in on the Saturday I did this. I spent about 2 hours shopping, all the meat at Costco and the rest at Walmart. Once I got home it took me about 2 and 1/2 hours to put the meals together.

My plan is to post 3 recipes a day if you don’t want to do all 15 at once and then on Saturday I will post a shopping list for all 15 recipes so you can do what I did! These recipes below were awesome!! Give them a try!!

Easy Cassie’s Crockpot Freezer Meals

FRENCH DIP SANDWICHES

Ingredients:

2 Pound Beef Chuck Roast (Remove Thick Cartilage, Fatty Area’s
and cut into a few smaller chunks)

2 Cans of Campbells Beef Consommé (14.5 oz each)

1 Yellow Onion Chopped

2 Garlic Cloves Diced

French Baguette – that’s what we used to each it so the bread didn’t fall apart

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Directions:

1. Remove the thick cartilage and fatty parts of the chuck roast. I would also cut it into a few smaller chunks, so it fits into the crock easier.

2. Prepare the Chuck Roast the same as in the recipe. Place the Chuck Roast and Chopped Onion in the Ziploc bag. Pour the 2 cans of Consommé into the bag. Careful lay down flat and squeeze as much air as you. Place in freezer. Cook as directed above. Thaw for 24 hours before you place in crock-pot to cook.

3. Cook on low for 8-10 hours or high on 5-7 hours.

4. Remove the Roast and large chunks of onions if you have them, and shred in a separate bowl. I poured the drippings into a strainer to keep out the larger chunks, and have just the liquid to dip into.

Easy Cassie’s Crockpot Freezer Meals

HONEY TERIYAKI CHICKEN
Ingredients:

2 lbs. chicken thighs

½ cup soy sauce

¼ cup rice wine vinegar

¼ cup brown sugar

2 tsp diced garlic

½ cup honey

2 T olive oil

1 tsp cayenne pepper

1 can pineapple chunks

Directions:

1. Whisk together ingredients except the chicken. Dump into freezer bag, add chicken.

2. 6 hours on Low. If you cook too long it will get dry.

3. Serve with rice and veggies. Add fresh pineapple to the top, we think that would be a nice touch.

Easy Cassie’s Crockpot Freezer Meals

BEEF STEW

Ingredients:

1 lb. beef stew cubes

4 carrots, sliced

4 red potatoes, cubed

1 package dry onion soup mix

2 cans cream of mushroom soup

8 oz. can tomato sauce

package frozen green peas

Salt and Pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Toss ingredients in a a gallon size freezer bag and give it a shake to mix.

2. To cook: thaw in the fridge 24 hours, the cook in the crockpot on LOW for 7-10
hours or HIGH for 5-6 hours.

7 thoughts on “Easy Cassie’s Crockpot Freezer Meals”

Oh my goodness! I love French Dip sandwiches (and beef stew and teriyaki chicken) so these recipes hit the mark. Thanks for sharing at #OMHGWW!

Thanks for all of the great crock pot recipes. I am going to try some of these. That chicken looks really good~

Came over on Think Tank today, and I'm glad to find your site.

Pinned your stuff here: https://www.pinterest.com/melredd/blog-link-parties-and-blog-link-ups/

Hope you have a blessed day and enjoy the three day weekend~
Melanie

Yummy, I can not wait to try out all of these recipes as it would give my son and I something healthy to eat. As my husband works nights and most of the time we just snack which isn't healthy. Plus it cost us more money.

Pinned and shared. All these recipes sound delicious – especially the Teriyaki Chicken! Thank you for sharing with us at Hearth and Soul.

These look great and easy. I will be giving them a try!! Thanks for joining us on Oh My Heartsie Girl Wordless Wednesday!
Shellie
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